A study of the perceptions of hong kong hotel managers on the potential disintermediation of travel agencies

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 117-131

  Law, Rob ^a   Lau, William ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disintermediation; Hong Kong; Hotel; Internet; Travel agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547339516     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v17n02_10     Document Type: Article

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